Brid vs Denise
Brid and Denisecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Brid was ranked #651 and Denise #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Brid and Denise over time
Brid and Denise appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Denise held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brid in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Brid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Denise in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brid and Denise changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2017, ending at #651 and #734.
- Longest-running competitions
Brid and Denise were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 51 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #651 and #734.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Brid #131 in 1980, Denise #31 in 1981.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2017
Brid held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Denise in 40.
Highest recorded here: Brid #131 in 1980, Denise #31 in 1981.
The order changed in 2014: Brid moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #894 and #894; by 2014 that had become #584 and #876.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Brid #651, Denise #734.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Brid | Denise |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #651 (2017) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brid has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Denise.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Brid
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Denise
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls